Software Engineering Internship

About the Role

Samsara interns can work on a wide range of high-impact engineering challenges across our connected operations platform. Depending on the team, an intern may:

• Build backend infrastructure that powers our IoT platform.
• Scale data ingestion and storage systems that support over 15,000 hardware assets and tens of thousands of customers.
• Work across the full stack, creating intuitive user experiences that turn data into actionable insights.
• Partner closely with product and design to rapidly iterate on features.
• Strengthen the infrastructure behind our React Native app on the mobile side.
• Build and maintain software that runs directly on Samsara hardware, spanning areas like edge AI, multimedia frameworks, power management, and real-time data processing.

About Samsara

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. We are helping improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Help build the backend infrastructure that powers our IoT platform.
• Scale data ingestion and storage systems.
• Work across the full stack to create intuitive user experiences.
• Strengthen the infrastructure behind our React Native app.
• Build and maintain software that runs directly on Samsara hardware, including areas like edge AI, multimedia frameworks, power management, and real-time data processing.
• Participate in customer interviews and collaborate with success and product teams.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• You want to impact the industries that run our world.
• You want to build for scale, working on technology that powers physical operations at a large scale.
• You believe customers are more than a number and are deeply invested in understanding their daily problems.
• You are curious and self-driven, challenging yourself outside of class through hackathons and side projects.
• You are drawn to hard problems and own them end to end, finding the simplest effective solution.
• You are AI-forward, weaving AI into your work for debugging, code drafting, and faster exploration of problem spaces.
• You are a collaborator, working well independently and across cross-functional teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Golang for backend development.
• TypeScript and React for the web client.
• GraphQL for data access.
• React Native for mobile development.
• Direct experience with this exact stack is not required, but experience with similar technologies is strongly encouraged.

Qualifications

• Currently a junior-year student on track to complete a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science between Spring/Summer/Fall 2028 or Winter 2029.
• This internship is hybrid: 3 days per week in our San Francisco, CA office.
• This internship is a full-time, paid experience.

Application Information

• Include your resume.
• Answer all application questions.
• Applications will officially close on November 26th at 11:59pm (ET).
• Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

Compensation

• Hourly Base Salary: $61.90 USD

Benefits & Perks

• Relocation assistance is available.
• Professional development stipend.
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans.
• Above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles).